If you are interested in a FIRST LEGO League Jr. team please contact your local school to see if they have a team already established. If they do not, consider starting one yourself!
FIRST LEGO League Jr. teams consist of children ages 6 to 10. Teams should have a minimum of 2 students and no more then 6. A core component of the program is teamwork and problem solving.
Teams can be organized in may different ways:
- After school programs
- Boys & Girls Clubs, Girl and Boys Scouts, 4H, FFA, neighborhood organizations
- Homeschool parents
- Church youth groups
- In classroom teams as part of science curriculum
Once a team has been identified to participate in FIRST LEGO League Jr. the coach or team representative must go through the following steps:
FIRST Registration
FIRST registration through FIRST opens at the beginning of August with the release of the annual challenge and will close in April about a week before the World Festival Expo.
Registrations includes:
- Inspire Set (LEGO Model and extra LEGO's)
- FIRST LEGO League Jr. Team Meeting Guide
- Six FIRST LEGO League Jr. Engineering Notebooks
- Special pricing on LEGO WeDo 2.0 kit
Please click here for national registration.
FIRST Washington Event Registration
FIRST LEGO League Jr. events are non-competitive and are meant to be a celebration of each team's work. Once the FIRST registration is complete the team coach or representative must register with FIRST Washington. Expo and local event information is available here
If you have additional questions please check out our FAQ page. Once you have made a to start a team please check out our Team Resources Tab for more information.
Check out the new challenge here!